Harvest forecast 2023 for Saxony, Germany: Overall more grain than in the previous year, but quality losses in bread grain

08/31/2023 | 11:50:00 | ID: 37254 | Department: Agriculture | agricultural economics Kamenz (agrar-PR) - According to the results of the current harvest forecast for Saxony, despite the drought, an above-average harvest is expected, especially in terms of quantity. For cereals as a whole (excluding grain maize), this estimate was around 68.0 decitons per hectare (dt/ha). 2.6 dt/ha more than in the previous year. In relation to the six-year average, this is 1.1 dt/ha more. At 67.9 dt/ha, the national average is at the level of the estimated yield for Saxony. As the State Statistical Office also reports, the expected grain harvest with the provisional yields in Saxony will amount to 2.5 million tons. Despite a 5,200 hectare smaller grain cultivation area, the total grain harvest in 2023 will be higher than the previous year. The individual types of grain showed different trends. With an estimated yield per hectare of 82.1 dt, winter barley is 4.9 dt above the previous year's value ...